>just for the record... are you aware you need special software for that? >like sygate, wingate, winproxy, ... ? I have the entire Backoffice Server suite which includes Proxy server 2.0. Shouldn't IP forwarding work without using this software though? -----Original Message----- From: weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruno Van de Casteele Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 1:32 PM To: computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [COMP] IP routing in Windows > I have a Windows 98 machine and an NT server machine. I have two network > cards in my NT machine and one Ethernet port to my home. I would like to > have route IP packets through my NT machine to my 98 machine. just for the record... are you aware you need special software for that? like sygate, wingate, winproxy, ... ? > I already read a load of documentation on this but I still can't get it to > work. The NIC in the NT machine that is connected to the incoming Ethernet > port obtains its IP address from a DHCP server. Its IP address is static as > long as I connect once every three days. The second NIC in the NT machine I > set up manually with an IP address of 172.16.0.1 and a netmask of > 255.255.255.0. The 98 machine also has a NIC that I set up manually to an > IP address of 172.16.0.2 and a netmask of 255.255.255.0 and a default > gateway of 172.16.0.1. that looks correct BUT why have you taken the 172.16 range? the netmask should be smth different, though that isnt the problem. Why dont you take 192.168.1.1 and a netmask of 255.255.255.0 > According to the documentation I've read this should work. The 98 machine > can see both NICs in my NT machine, but it can't get out beyond the NT > machine. Am I doing something wrong. extra software? > I've checked the routing tables and even installed RIP to do it > automatically and neither one works. Please let me know if you can help. -- Bruno Van de Casteele brunovdc@xxxxxxxxx N.P. Puam [ ICQ#: CA957F ] Homepage: http://puam.cjb.net/ SWRP: http://swrp.cjb.net/ Matrix-RPG: http://members.xoom.com/matrixrpg/ "There is a special adaptation of the mind to the universe, so that we are more apt to make true theories than we otherwise should be." C.S. Peirce ======================================== Avenir Web's Computers Mailing List List Modes, Subscription, and General Info: Go to http://avenir.dhs.org/mailing.html List Archives: http://avenir.dhs.org/archives/ Administrative Contact: webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Get computer help: http://avenir.dhs.org ======================================== ======================================== Avenir Web's Computers Mailing List List Modes, Subscription, and General Info: Go to http://avenir.dhs.org/mailing.html List Archives: http://avenir.dhs.org/archives/ Administrative Contact: webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Get computer help: http://avenir.dhs.org ========================================